Portable voting-booth



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J. PAYNE.

PORTABLE VOTING BOOTH.

No. 423,571. Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

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PATENT OFFICE.

4JOHN PAYNE, OF CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA.

. PORTABLE VOTING-BOOTH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,571, dated March 18, 1890.

Application nednecember 21,1889. stanno. 334,550. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN PAYNE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Connersville, in the county of Fayette and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable.Voting Booths, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to portable votingbooths for elections in such States as have or may adopt what is known as the Australian system of holdingelections. Its object is a cheap strong structure which is readily set up for use and readily knocked down and stored in a small place when the election is over.

The invention consists in the peculiar combinations and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, fully described in the following specification, and particularly referred to and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar ,reference-letters wherever they occur throughout vthe vaz5l rions views, Figure l is a front elevation of Va series of stalls or booths `embodying my inventio`n, two of the curtains being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations of the partitions.

The stalls, of which there may be anynumber desired, are formed of light wooden boards or partitions A, which have secured upon them upon one side, at top and bottom, cleats a and diagonally-arranged cleats a to give the boards strength and prevent warping. There are also secured upon the insides of the end partitions and upon both sides of the central partitions short cleats a2 to support the shelves B. The rear lower corners of the partitions A are cut away at a3, Figs. 3 and 4, to escape the base-board C and allow the rear edges of the partitions to rest against the wall of the room. In the upperand lower edges of the partitions are dowel-pins D,

which enter holes in the upper and lower strips E, which support 'the uprights A and hold them the proper distance apart.

The booths, of which there are three shown in the drawings, Figs. l and V2, are firmly braced by strips F, Fig. l, the lower beveled ends of which rest in the angle formed by the lower rear strip and the inner upright partitions. The upper ends of the strip F are notched to receive the lower corner of the shelf-support 0,2. In the front edges of the partitions and upper front strip E are secured headed pins g, upon which the vcurtains G are hung. It is only necessary that the curtains be secured at the top and one side, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the booths can be quickly set up for use and as quickly taken down and packed in a small space, an'd that there can, when the booths are set up, be no communication between those occupying different stalls without being observed by the officers. I claiml. A voting-booth consisting of the partitions A, formed of boards or other rigid material and having dowelpins D projecting from their upper and. lower edges, the strips E, perforated to receive the said dowel-pins for the purpose of holding the partitions the proper distance apart, and the braces F, to brace the said partitions firmly in position, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a voting-booth, the combination of the partitions A, having cleats a a a2 and the dowel-pins D, the strips E, perforated to receive the dowel-pins and support vpartitions, the braces F, shelves B, and curtains G, substantially as shown and described.

- JOHN PAYNE.Y

Witnesses:

B. F. THIEBAND, MATT T. LAIR. 

